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When they graduate next year, students in the Class of 2019 will remember April 26 as the heyday of their college lives. Hey Day is the annual rite of passage for juniors, when they move up the class ranks to become seniors.
On Thursday, April 26, the Division of Human Resources at Penn hosted “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.” More than 400 family groups participated in the fun.
Community Partnership Festival offered activities and honored the service of Penn students, staff, and partners working in local schools.
Daniel Q. Gillion and Beth Simmons are among the 29 recipients who will receive a stipend to fund up to two years of research and writing.
On Friday, April 27, University students with innovative startups will join with investors for the Penn Wharton Startup Showcase.
Yoga requires balance, an engaged core, contorting the body into unusual positions, calculated breathing. Now imagine doing that while floating on a paddle board. That’s what several participants did at Sheerr Pool as part of “Spring into Wellness Week.”
At a special event featuring a performance by John Waters and remarks by President Amy Gutmann, the late Keith Sachs was celebrated and $123,000 of grants were doled out for arts projects.
The Young Quakers program and USA Track and Field partnered to teach West Philly students the fundamentals of running, jumping, and throwing.
A safe site for prescription drug disposal on campus is a major step forward in stemming the opioid epidemic.
One of a series of art installations designed by Yoko Ono, the interactive exhibit had the public pause, reflect, and share their vision for harmony and unity with handwritten tags on young tree branches.
Penn is expanding full-tuition scholarships and removing home equity in its calculations for institutional aid, with remarks from Elaine Varas.
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The Graduate School of Education has been renovated and expanded to feature additional classroom space, enhanced accessibility, and a distinct architectural identity.
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To increase affordability, Penn will stop including a family’s equity in their primary home when determining a student’s financial aid eligibility.
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Penn’s Quaker Commitment will expand full-tuition scholarships and will no longer consider the primary family home as an asset in its calculation for institutional aid. Interim President J. Larry Jameson and director of financial aid Elaine Papas Varas offer remarks.
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College of Arts and Sciences fourth-year Om Gandhi from Barrington, Illinois, has been awarded a 2025 Rhodes Scholarship to continue his cancer research at Oxford University.
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